Archive for the ‘Pest Control’ Category
Home Remedies for Fire Ants
With more than 280 species in the world, fire ants live in remote parts of the world, as well as the backyards of frustrated homeowners throughout the United States, especially in the southeast. These small wonders are aggressive and pack quite a sting. When you want to avoid costly exterminators and harmful pesticides, first consider [...]
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Home Remedies for Bee Stings
Unlucky is the person who disturbs a honeybee making its way to the next flower or comes too close to a hidden beehive. Spring and summer are filled with stinging reminders of bumblebees, honeybees, and carpenter bees. With warmer weather sending these winged creatures into flight, you should limit colorful flower-like pieces of clothing and [...]
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Home Remedies for Sand Fleas
Hunting for seashells or dipping your toes in beach water never felt so painful than when coming in contact with a swarm of sand fleas – who enjoy taking swipes at ankles, legs, and feet. During warm weather days, keep an eye out for the pesky pests and if you’re unfortunate enough to have your [...]
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Home Remedies for Bed Bug Bites
Hitching rides on luggage, burrowing in the cracks of furniture, and even infesting the swankiest of hotel mattresses, bed bugs are becoming an increasingly frustrating problem. To the horror of victims, noticeably red lesions can cover an entire back or spread across limbs. Doctors often use antihistamines and corticosteroids as suitable treatments, but don’t rule [...]
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Home Remedies for Chipmunks
When your backyard is riddled with small holes and your potted plants are becoming overgrown with wayward seeds, the critters causing your headaches are far from cute, fuzzy, or cuddly. Collecting and storing food for the winter, chipmunks usually mind their own business and happily co-exist amongst humans. But, for some homeowners, they’re at their [...]
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Home Remedies for Wasp Stings
Accidentally disturb a wasp while enjoying the great outdoors and you’ll increase your chances of receiving a sharp reminder why it’s not nice to cross paths with an angry insect. Getting stung is no picnic, especially if you’re allergic. With more than 25,000 species of wasps existing in the world today, it’s in your best [...]
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Home Remedies for Fruit Flies
Pesky and annoying, fruit flies have a reputation of appearing at the kitchen table fruit bowl and produce section of the local grocery store – especially during the summertime. Attracted to much more than the sweet smell of fresh peaches and browning bananas, fruit flies show no mercy and will attack food processing plants, warehouses, [...]
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Home Remedies for Chigger Bites
It’s amazing that something so small can cause such great discomfort, but chigger bites are a menace, especially to people living in the southern part of the United States. Lurking in berry patches, tall grass, woodland hideaways, and weedy thatches – chiggers lay and wait for your ankles and other body parts to arrive. If [...]
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Home Remedies for Getting Rid of Bees
From the honeybee to the bumblebee, you probably didn’t know that there are about 20,000 different kinds of bees in existence. While they may only stay active for two months out of the entire year, they can still become a nuisance during the summer months and when they’ve become trapped in your home. Since bees [...]
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Home Remedies for Slugs
Slimy and unattractive, the slug slithers throughout a garden and creates a great deal of issues for vegetable patches and outdoor flower arrangements. However, with a collection of home remedies for slugs hidden up your sleeve, you can drive slugs out of gardens and protect your next crop of tasty edibles or beautiful blooms.
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